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Jakob Rodgers

Nonprofit and health reporter

Jakob Rodgers joined The Gazette in April 2010, affording him the chance to work for his hometown newspaper. He spent time on the crime and military beats before reporting on the public safety net -- a wide-ranging beat encompassing social services, public health and nonprofit organizations.

Colorado Springs will bear the financial risk of any budget shortfalls at the Colorado Springs Senior Center when a new operator takes over this summer, documents show. The YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region's contract to run the Colorado Springs Senior Center largely insulates the...

Burdened with a severely bum knee, Sandy Francis needed help - preferably without surgeons cutting through his knee bones, grinding them down and gluing on a new joint.
He opted for liposuction and a shot.
The unusual treatment - an injection of stem cells culled from fat in his...

A new resource center is available for veterans trying to work their way out of homelessness.
Rocky Mountain Human Services has opened its Veteran Housing Resource Center, 320 E. Fontanero St., to offer veterans a one-stop shop for resources to find housing.
The nonprofit aims to...

All leadership staff of the Colorado Springs Senior Center will remain there when the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region begins running the facility.
The agreement between the YMCA and Colorado Springs was announced Friday, and will take effect Sept. 1, according to a news release....

The Supreme Court's ruling on health insurance subsidies in dozens of other states ensured two things for Colorado: Certainty and a safety net, health policy analysts said. The biggest impact of Thursday's decision should be that it will allow the state to continue several...

A seasoned motorcycle racer from Centennial plunged to his death while practicing for The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, casting a pall over the annual race for a second straight year.
Carl Sorensen, a 39-year-old father of one, went off a cliff during Thursday...

Twenty-five years from now, the number of people ages 65 and older in El Paso, Teller and Park counties will have increased by 160 percent. Those ages 85 and older will have jumped by 337 percent. But ensuring they age well will take people of all ages. The Innovations in Aging...

The Pikes Peak region lacks sufficient affordable housing near transit routes and needs more options for people with physical disabilities, according to preliminary results of a study by The Independence Center. The issues ranked among a complex web of concerns raised by the...

A single electronic health record for each person in the Pikes Peak region moved closer to becoming a reality Tuesday. Community Health Partnership - a health care coalition spanning El Paso, Teller, Park and Elbert counties - announced a contract with a nonprofit to seamlessly share...

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services has filed a preliminary plan to build a massive new hospital and medical office campus in northwest Colorado Springs, which would likely solidify the Fillmore Street hill as another major health care hub in the city.
The health care system...